Prince, responsible for world-famous hits such as “Purple Rain”, is suing YouTube and other websites for unauthorized use of his music, in an apparent effort to “reclaim his art”.

“YouTube … are clearly able (to) filter porn and pedophile material but appear to choose not to filter out the unauthorized music and film content which is core to their business success,” a statement released on his behalf said…

In addition to YouTube, Prince also plans legal action against online auctioneer eBay and Pirate Bay, a site accused by Hollywood and the music industry as being a major source of music and film piracy.

YouTube has not publicly responded regarding the legal action, according to Reuters.

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